tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36590945113087424992017-09-04T16:33:27.913-07:00Lord Russell Morgan Lamberthnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-29347132913532769212013-02-24T16:24:00.002-08:002013-02-24T16:24:27.826-08:00Russell yes; ignorance,no!<span style="color: #93c47d;">Lord Russell condemns such reasoning as going against eudemonia- human flourishing- well-being. He preaches instead use the conservation -backdrop- of knowledge to acquire more knowledge.</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">Such reasoning is anti-intellectual. People who use it make fools of themselves, and want others to do likewise, no matter the consequences!</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">Such reasoning approves of faith-healing and exorcism.</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">Such reasoning approves of economic voo-doo!</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">Such reasoning approves of intolerance?</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">&nbsp;Such reasoning has kept humanity from enjoying eudemonia!</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;">&nbsp;Russell would pity such people! They blaspheme themselves!</span><br /><span style="color: #93c47d;"><a href="http://russelllamb.wordpress.com/">http://russelllamb.wordpress.com</a></span>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-76583169892491357472013-02-24T16:15:00.001-08:002013-02-24T16:15:33.158-08:00Rationalist Griggsy: Empirical Griggsy: Naturalist Griggsy: Skeptic Griggsy: The genesis of revered ignorance!<a href="http://rationalgriggsy.blogspot.com/2013/02/empirical-griggsy-naturalist-griggsy.html?showComment=1361751202458#c1216380692349283459">Rationalist Griggsy: Empirical Griggsy: Naturalist Griggsy: Skeptic Griggsy: The genesis of revered ignorance!</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-67723045084746931912013-02-24T09:38:00.001-08:002013-02-24T09:38:37.012-08:00Buy-bull: An Examination of Augustine’s Commentaries on Genesis One and Their Implications on a Modern Theological Controversy - Answers in Genesis<a href="http://forgedbible.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-examination-of-augustines.html?showComment=1361727457592#c6714106957177190856">Buy-bull: An Examination of Augustine’s Commentaries on Genesis One and Their Implications on a Modern Theological Controversy - Answers in Genesis</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-67253741753672928202012-12-17T11:00:00.001-08:002012-12-17T11:00:25.907-08:00Faith versus the scientific method | Digital Bits Skeptic<a href="http://www.dbskeptic.com/2008/03/25/faith-versus-the-scientific-method/">Faith versus the scientific method | Digital Bits Skeptic</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-1604952276148008232012-12-11T17:55:00.001-08:002012-12-11T17:55:35.186-08:00What Christian blogs are worth interacting with?<a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/07/what-christian-blogs-are-worth-interacting-with/">What Christian blogs are worth interacting with?</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-67872618050802718522012-12-11T17:43:00.001-08:002012-12-11T17:43:20.908-08:00Atheism's New Clothes: Exploring and Exposing the Claims of the New Atheists: David H. Glass: 9781844745715: Amazon.com: Books<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Atheisms-New-Clothes-Exploring-Exposing/dp/1844745716">Atheism's New Clothes: Exploring and Exposing the Claims of the New Atheists: David H. Glass: 9781844745715: Amazon.com: Books</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-55463780582529248102012-12-11T17:36:00.001-08:002012-12-11T17:36:47.949-08:00But do the tactics of popular atheism work?<a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/12/but-do-the-tactics-of-popular-atheism-work/">But do the tactics of popular atheism work?</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-40765939232174561772012-12-08T16:25:00.001-08:002012-12-08T16:25:19.855-08:00Bayesian arguments: Swinburne, Collins, and the McGrews<a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/2012/02/bayesian-arguments-swinburne-collins-and-the-mcgrews/">Bayesian arguments: Swinburne, Collins, and the McGrews</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-80159389448659342662012-11-11T17:21:00.004-08:002012-11-11T17:21:47.766-08:00Augustine-continued<em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Augustine was,despite errantists quotation of his wondering about Genesis, a literalist as he believed in the six-day creation and the myth of Eden: he believes in original sin- that original blasphmeny of humanity.</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Had Adam not sinned, then we all could have sex without lust! Yes, he was the perfervid,petulant pervert against sex! What twaddle!</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" The sexual act, therefore, seems inconsistent with a perfectly virtuous life.^</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;He condemns judicial torture but delights in setting people on fire for apostasy!</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Deity divides us as the saved and the reprobate, yes,arbirtrarity, but none should complain as all deserve Hell! No, that betrays morality!</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The damned will burn forever!</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That bespeaks savagery! Quite contemptible </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Such is that Pauline doctrine of predestination that that lover of hate Calvin loved.</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such portrays Yahweh as why one ought to treat Him, as being in line with what the Tanakh and the Testament teaches!</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore, with Lord Russell, I objurgate him and find Lord Russell a great philosopher, whilst he serves as the fountainhead of bigotry and despotism!&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Russsell&nbsp; " A History of Western&nbsp; Philosophy"</span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em><br /><em><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #e06666;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></em>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-44719805237072635942012-11-10T14:26:00.001-08:002012-11-10T14:26:03.514-08:00The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5827/5827-h/5827-h.htm">The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-77631609225490228872012-11-10T14:23:00.001-08:002012-11-10T14:23:34.784-08:00Bertrand Russell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell">Bertrand Russell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-38854813772583910972012-11-05T07:02:00.000-08:002012-11-05T07:04:44.504-08:00Augustine-that perverted philosopher-PartI<h2>Augustine should rank as one of the most immoral of moralists and a rank misanthrope.</h2><span style="color: purple;">At least that fool rails against astrology.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">His perverted mind rails against sex as do today's theocons without any facts and with the tastes and whims of those who just made up the immoral code of the Bible. He would have people murdered at the stake for not following his tastes and whims and for having different beliefs. </span><br /><span style="color: purple;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Akin to those Republican theocons, he maintains that a raped woman should not enjoy being raped! How stupid? Only a very disturbed woman would so do, if ever even that. And we would have to have pity for the woman anyway. Oh, he allows that raped women could still be considered virgins if that were what they were.</span><br /><h2>&nbsp;But virginity merits no moral badge!Why, the fool expects men not to enjoy passion in sex, which is only for procreation. That is the attitude of the Vatican, that repository of inhumanity.</h2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span id="goog_202792306"></span><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_202792307"></span>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659094511308742499.post-18160566088212112102012-11-04T16:58:00.001-08:002012-11-04T17:01:08.139-08:00Lord Russell against apologetics<h2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Lord Russell notes^ that: " It is strange that the last men of intellectual eminence before the dark ages were concerned with, not with saving civilization or expelling the&nbsp; barbarians or reforming the abuses of the administration but with preaching the&nbsp; merits of virginity and the damnation of unbaptized infants. Seeing that these were the preoccupations that the Church handed over to the converted&nbsp;&nbsp;barbarians it is no wonder that he succeeding age surpassed almost all other fully historical periods in cruelty and superstition."</h2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Today, we discern that the more industrialize, less religious nations have fewer social problems. That very stress about virginity is quite misplaced,yet today's theocons here in America so stress virginity but to what avail when their girls become pregnant and have more sexual-transmitted diseases than girls who receive real sex education. Those who prattle about virginity and immoral sex just are reactionaries out of touch with sexual knowledge and practices. They ever wish to&nbsp; legislate against us LBGT people and otherwise disturb what is truly moral!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am a bisexual is my business. No theocon has any right to diminish my moral right in this matter. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I also think that we should legalize prostitution and adult consensual incest. Laws already exist as to crimes connected to the former, and as far as children, the same&nbsp; results occur with non-relatives who have defective genes, so let's not practice that double standard.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span style="color: orange;">Russell rightly aims at those supercilious moralists! And would not that today's concern themselves with pontificating without knowledge about sexual morality, but overlook how to alleviate poverty and other social problems!&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="background-color: lime;">&nbsp; </span></span><br /><h2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We ever need to try to alleviate real problems instead of magnifiying other supposed ones. Yes, underage pregnancy and diseased youth calls out for problem-solving but not by what those theocons propose.&nbsp;&nbsp; </h2><span style="background-color: lime; color: orange;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Less cruelty and other immoral practices occur today than in the&nbsp; Ages of Faith as Richard Carrier and Steven Pinker expatiate.</span><br /><span style="background-color: lime; color: orange;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: lime; color: orange;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lord Bertrand William Arthur Russell&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "&nbsp; History of Western Philosophy."</span><br /><h3>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </h3>Morgan Lamberthhttps://plus.google.com/114237516934265915332noreply@blogger.com0